War Pensions: Applications
Commons · Question 1856 · Tabled 15 May 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 26 May 2026
Question
Asked by Freddie van Mierlo
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) average and (b) median processing times were for (i) initial claims and (ii) deterioration claims under the War Pension Scheme in each of the last three financial years; and what steps the Department
Answer
Answered by Louise Sandher-Jones, 26 May 2026
The following table shows the average and median clearance times for initial and deterioration claims under the War Pension Scheme (WPS) over the last two financial years. Clearance times refer to the number of working days between when the Ministry of De...